Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-02-14
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by a friend of the bills to reimburseVirgin
for the money she advanced the Govern
ment with which to erect the first public
buildings in this city, and to carry on the
war of 1872, and asked what chance there
was for the passage ofthose bills. Hereplied
that it was now pretty late in the session to
be hopeful of the passage of any other than
the regular appropriation bills, and that it
was not we'll to be antsgonizng other bills
with those referred to, but that he was an1.
ious to have them passed, and would do all
that could be done to further that object.
Mr.. Riddeberger says the Senate is under
the thumb of Senator Edmunds and one or
two other republican Senators, but that ne
will try to relieve it of that arbitrary
sway to the extent of his power, by moving
daily to 90 into executive session. Late
Saturday evening he made such motion,
and it was carried, but the session lasted
only few minutes and only confirmed one
nomination. The nominations of w. Levin
Powell, of Winchester, Virginia, to be Indian
agent in Washington Territory, and L. III.
Jones, of Fauquier county, Virginia, to be
Indian agent in Wyoming Territory, have
been reported favoraby.
The friends of the bill to redeem the trade
dollar, which passed the House last Satur-
day, as stated in the GAZETTE of that date,
cay they have made canvass of the Senate,
aud from it are induced to believe the bill,
even as amended, will obtain the support OF
a majority Of that body. They say the Sen
ator most opposed to the amendment Is Mr..
Morrill,, but that even he will support it
rather than the bill should fail.
Dispatches were received here from Rich
monG last Saturday night stating that Gov.
i e. for Off
supposed. for another consultation with Vlr-
rjnians here upon the ACCESSIBILITY of calling
an extra session of the Legislature, ard ask
ing for the result of that conference. But if
the Governor came here he was more sue
cessful in keeping that fact from the public
than he was tho Saturday previous; and he
certainly did not coufer with some of those
present at the previous conference, as they
never heard until this morning the report
that he was here.
In the Senate to-day General Malone
presented petitions from citizens of Bedford,
Rockingham and Fairfax counties in Vir.
cinia. aud OF the District of Columbia, for
local option in this city. Mr.. Morrill, re-
ported an amendment to the bill making an
appropriation for gliding the statue Of lib.
erty on the top of tho Capitol. Mr.. Cullum
offered resolution calling upon the War
Department for Information respecting the
statement that employees in that department
have been discharged for refusing to work
extra hours, to which Mr.. Cockrill moved
an amendment asking if all %he employees
in that department worked as many as eight
hours q day, and if not, why not? Mr. But
Ter introduced bill providing for the con-
struction of memorial bridge across the
Potomac at Arlington and providing for an
appropriation Of $500, 900 TO commence the
work Mr.. George presented a petition from
certain colored men in Mississippi asking
for transportation to Liberia and for hun.
dred dollar each for that purpose, and say
ing that their votes and their labor are not
at all necessary 10 the welfare or prosperity
of this country.
Two of the three men who signed the
memorial upon which Mr.. Hoar succeeded 10
getting up his investigation of the charge
that republican government has been sub
verted in Texas ara here. The other one is
in California. Twenty.siX other republican
witnesses to swear that that charge is true
are also here. The investigation will CON-
mence at ten O'clock tomorrow in the room
of Senate Committee on Privileges and
Elections The true story of the affair TO
be investigated is as follows Three
negroes killed white man. They were
seized by mob and banged. Three repnb-
cans imagined that good chance to pose
as martyrs, and get good Offices if the
republicans be successful in 1883. They
therefore sold out their goods and chatteIs,
at their own price, and of their own accord
quit the country.
It was stated at the White House this
morning that the President had three hun
dred names before him from which to
choose the interstate commerce commits
sioners, but that up to this time he had not
definitely settled upon single one.
1t YVES rumored at the Treasury Depart
meats to day that Secretary Manning would
leave for New York to. morrow and would
not return again.
Representative Willis, of Kentucky, who
has the educational bill in charge, and who
came very near getting that bill before the
House last Saturday, but was prevented by a
ruling of Mr. Springer, the temporary occu
pant of the chair, when asked this morning
the chances of the bill, replied that while
there was life there was hope, but that he
had several other reasons for his hope OF
the bill than the mere fact that it was alive.
Few other members are as hopeful as Mr.
Willis.
Friends Of the President to day say that
he will net be candidate for reelection,
and that he will write public letter to that
effect before the meeting of the next nation.
al democratic convention. Some other
people say his proposed declination of a
denomination will be after the manner Of
Caesars declination of the purple robe.
The President has allowed the bill increasing
The efficiency of the militia to become law
without his signature, thus giving censorious
people ground for attrbuting his action TO the
fear of the socialists and the knights of labor who
say thst the bill is intended to suppress them.
FIGHTING AT MAssowAH.-Genera Gene,
Italian commander at Massowah, reports rs
follows: Boretti, commanding at saati, on
January 25, at II e. ~, saw the heights oc-
oupied by thousands of Abyssinians, who
disappeared on the firing of some shells.
Boretl sent out party under Lieutenant
Como, who surprised and engaged the
enemy. The latter advanced in,repidly on
all sides to within 500 yards of the Italian
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